Chobe, the cosmopolitan land of tribal integration

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Latched at the confluence of the borders between Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia, th e township of Kasane can claim to be a melting pot. It is a community that finds itself at the gate of the Chobe National Park, one of the world's most renowned tourism destinations. Mmegi's GIDEON NKALA met with Kasane court president Kgosi Moffat Mwezi to talk about the community, the place, the animals, the people from neighbouring countries and how they all interact in the special sphere called Kasane.

Mmegi: Who are the inhabitants of Kasane?

Kgosi Mwezi: Just about everybody lives here. Kasane is probably one of the most diverse places in Botswana. We owe our cosmopolitan makeup to both history and geography. We border three countries, and this on its own means that there has long been interaction between communities on all sides. In the Chobe alone, there are several ethnic groups such as Basubiya, Batawana, Basarwa, Ndebeles, Manjwa, Lozi and even pockets of Bakalanga and Bangwato.

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